“綦江天书”与道教复文俗字释读

“The Heavenly Book of Qijiang” and the Interpretation of Su Character in Daoism

重庆市"綦江天书"文字古怪诡谲,目前仍无法完全破译。结合其内容、文字特征来看,"綦江天书"属于道教中的复文。从文字学的角度对其进行解读,道教复文具有构形随意、体系庞杂、流传隐秘、释读主观等几方面的特征,与俗字的基本特点大致相同,因此可以视为俗字的一类。

The characters in the ＂heavenly book of Qijiang＂ in Chongqing Municipality are rather peculiar, which cannot be interpreted completely now. From the contents and character features, ＂heavenly book of Qijiang＂ belongs to forms in Daoism. Such characters possess features as random forms,wide system, secret dissemination, subjective interpretation, which accord with the ieatures ot Su characters. Therefore, characters in ＂heavenly book of Qijiang＂ can be regarded as one form of Su characters.